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Meanwhile, explicitly political media operations such as the Daily Wire and Babylon Bee will continue to get attention, while niche producers like Angel Studios will keep feeding their audiences with conservative-leaning and faith-based material.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
As far back as ancient Babylon, astrologers have interpreted the heavens to discover hidden truths and predict the future.
—Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
For a hygiene essential that allegedly dates back to 2,800 BC — when instructions on how to make a primitive version of it first appeared in ancient Babylon, according to the American Cleaning Institute — soap has never looked more modern.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
In Hammurabi's ancient Babylon, rulers were already worried about capping interest rates to protect borrowers from exploitation.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
As far back as ancient Babylon, astrologers have interpreted the heavens to discover hidden truths and predict the future.
—Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
For a hygiene essential that allegedly dates back to 2,800 BC — when instructions on how to make a primitive version of it first appeared in ancient Babylon, according to the American Cleaning Institute — soap has never looked more modern.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
In Hammurabi's ancient Babylon, rulers were already worried about capping interest rates to protect borrowers from exploitation.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Babylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Babylon. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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Babylon
geographical name
Bab·y·lon
ˈba-bə-lən 
-ˌlän
ancient city and capital of Babylonia
Note: The site of Babylon is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) south of Baghdad near the Euphrates River.
see also babylonian
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